AW: Re: AW: Re: AW: Re: AW: Re: VLAN and Network Drivers 2.4.x

jd@epcnet.de
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 00:28:05 +0200

> Von: <davem@redhat.com>
> Gesendet: 24.04.2002 19:50
>
> Mhh, did not found the symbol in netdevice.h on stock 2.4.18.
> See 2.4.19-preX

Ok. I think NETIF_F_VLAN_CHALLENGED should be set if the device or driver can handle VLAN.
So older third party drivers (based on < 2.4.19) get denied at first, till the driver maintainer explicitly set the NETIF_F_VLAN_CHALLENDGED capability (or one of the VLAN-hardware capabilities).

Greetings

Jochen Dolze

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